FORT WALTON BEACH — City officials are asking residents to fill out an economic and business survey by the end of the month.The 35-question survey, which is found at fwb.org, asks residents about their shopping preferences, as well as questions about the job market and other economic issues. Fort Walton Beach officials will use the information in current planning initiatives, such as the master plan for the city Commerce & [...]

FORT WALTON BEACH — Proceeds from the sale of a vacant city lot to Whataburger Real Estate LLC will be used to help pay down the debt on the Fort Walton Beach Recreation Center, City Manager Michael Beedie said.The 0.67-acre lot at 25 Miracle Strip Parkway S.W. stands immediately west of a Whataburger restaurant and was used for a gas station decades ago.Last week, the City Council approved [...]

"We primarily rescue cats, but we decided to help because the pigs needed us and animal control wasn't having any luck."

DESTIN — If the apple tree from Shel Silverstein’s famous children’s book "The Giving Tree" had attended Wednesday afternoon’s Q&A session at City Hall, Silverstein’s line "And the tree was happy" would ring true.The majority of the [...]

Early morning incident at #31 H Alder Avenue SE has left local man hospitalized following surgery.

"Some will say, 'we don't care, we want him put to death. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' They will want retribution."

Commercial airplane was brought back into service only months ago after being grounded for seven years

"It's a great way for citizens to see how we work, what we do and how we do it."

It won't be decided anytime soon. His prosecution will likely take years. Police said Nikolas Cruz confessed, and they have his AR-15 rifle, ammunition clips and video from the school

17-year-old from Lithonia, Ga., succumbed to injuries Saturday night at Bay Medical Sacred Heart.